CRV

Founded in 1970, CRV is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. With nearly $1.5 billion under management, the firm focuses on seed to series B investments in technology, consumer goods, and healthcare companies across North America.

Izhar Armony

General Partner

Reid Christian

General Partner

Chiraag Deora

Principal

Max Gazor

General Partner

James Green

General Partner

Past deals in PaaS

LocalStack

Series A in 2024
LocalStack is the leading cloud development platform for building cloud and serverless apps offline.

Tinybird

Series B in 2024
Tinybird is a developer of data analytical software that empowers data teams to create scalable data products from analytical data. The platform transforms raw data into real-time insights and actions, enabling businesses to unlock its full potential. Tinybird's software facilitates the rapid development of low-latency, high-concurrency APIs, allowing developers to build applications efficiently using familiar tools such as SQL and APIs. It supports a wide range of users, from start-ups to global enterprises, by providing capabilities for analytics, data exploration, operational workflows, and product instrumentation. This enables teams to deliver real-time answers at scale through analytical API endpoints, streamlining the process of turning data into business value.

Vercel

Series E in 2024
Vercel develops a cloud platform for on-demand deployment of frontend applications. It offers automated deployment solutions from GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab pull/merge requests. Vercel also provides services for developing, previewing, and shipping Jamstack sites.

Lepton AI

Seed Round in 2023
Lepton AI is a Palo Alto, California-based company that develops artificial intelligence applications designed for efficient cloud deployments. Utilizing a cloud-native platform, Lepton AI offers a comprehensive set of commands that facilitate resource management, including workspaces, deployments, secrets, and storage. This enables clients to create and develop AI models locally before deploying them to the cloud effectively. The company's focus is on streamlining the deployment process, allowing for rapid scaling of AI applications.

Power

Seed Round in 2022
Power specializes in providing business-focused credit card programs using its innovative cloud-native issuance platform. Tailored for high-growth brands, the company's technology enables modern credit cards for digital brands and embedded banking experiences.

Pipedream

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2018 by Jason Endo, Dan Hsiung, TJ Koblentz, and Tod Sacerdoti, Pipedream is a platform enabling developers to build workflows using triggers like HTTP requests or schedules. It offers code samples for integrated apps and automatically handles state management, authentication, observability, and error handling.

Tinybird

Series A in 2022
Tinybird is a developer of data analytical software that empowers data teams to create scalable data products from analytical data. The platform transforms raw data into real-time insights and actions, enabling businesses to unlock its full potential. Tinybird's software facilitates the rapid development of low-latency, high-concurrency APIs, allowing developers to build applications efficiently using familiar tools such as SQL and APIs. It supports a wide range of users, from start-ups to global enterprises, by providing capabilities for analytics, data exploration, operational workflows, and product instrumentation. This enables teams to deliver real-time answers at scale through analytical API endpoints, streamlining the process of turning data into business value.

Vercel

Series D in 2021
Vercel develops a cloud platform for on-demand deployment of frontend applications. It offers automated deployment solutions from GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab pull/merge requests. Vercel also provides services for developing, previewing, and shipping Jamstack sites.

mabl

Series C in 2021
Founded in 2017, mabl provides an intelligent test automation platform that integrates seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines. It enables software teams to create reliable, auto-healing tests, enhancing application quality and speeding up delivery.

Release

Series A in 2021
Release is a company that specializes in simplifying the development process by providing a staging management toolkit. This toolkit allows users to define environments, resources, workflows, and hostnames, enabling the creation of development, staging, demo, and production environments based on templates automatically derived from docker-compose files. By eliminating the need to manage underlying infrastructure, Release enables businesses to automate the deployment process, ensuring that environments are automatically generated and updated with each code change or pull request. Additionally, users can manually deploy environments through the Release user interface. Founded in 2019 by Tommy, David, and Erik, Release aims to enhance collaborative development cycles by streamlining integration with existing tools and facilitating permanent production environments.

Postman

Series D in 2021
Postman is a software company that provides an API development and testing platform used by millions of developers and thousands of companies worldwide. The platform enables developers to build, test, and debug APIs by sending HTTP, REST, GraphQL, and SOAP requests, organizing requests into collections, and collaborating across teams with shared workspaces and built-in version control. It supports automated testing and integration with CI/CD pipelines, simulates API endpoints to communicate expected behavior, and generates machine-readable documentation. The platform also simplifies onboarding and collaboration among developers, testers, and product managers, helping teams design, build, and publish robust APIs. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco with a presence in Bengaluru, the company focuses on API-first development and streamlining the API lifecycle.

Osmos

Series A in 2021
Osmos is a developer of an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to facilitate cross-company data collaboration securely and efficiently. The platform specializes in real-time data transformations, allowing users to seamlessly import and share data with external parties and systems. Its unique features include embeddable uploaders and a no-code interface that enables end-users to manage data without requiring technical expertise. Osmos employs advanced program synthesis to automatically learn and execute complex data transformations, such as conditional logic and multi-column joins, thereby eliminating the need for engineers to handle data wrangling. This streamlined approach helps companies of all sizes enhance their data relationships with customers, vendors, and partners.

Vercel

Series C in 2021
Vercel develops a cloud platform for on-demand deployment of frontend applications. It offers automated deployment solutions from GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab pull/merge requests. Vercel also provides services for developing, previewing, and shipping Jamstack sites.

Airtable

Series E in 2021
Airtable is a cloud-based software company that provides a no-code platform for creating and sharing relational databases and custom applications. The platform enables users to organize data, automate workflows, and build flexible templates for tasks such as project tracking, inventory management, and CRM, without coding. It supports collaboration across teams and can incorporate artificial intelligence features to streamline processes. Airtable serves organizations across various industries enabling teams to tailor software tools to their workflows without traditional development resources.

Valist

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Valist is a developer of a secure software distribution platform tailored for the needs of developers and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). The company’s platform facilitates the secure publishing, fetching, and auto-updating of software and games, while also allowing for fair monetization. Utilizing a decentralized infrastructure, Valist provides essential services such as application code signing and access control, enabling users to manage product access and key management efficiently. The platform incorporates hardware security module (HSM) technology on mobile devices, which enhances the security of software signing and simplifies the management of access control and key rotations. Through these innovations, Valist aims to streamline the software distribution process while ensuring robust security measures are in place.

LocalStack

Seed Round in 2021
LocalStack is the leading cloud development platform for building cloud and serverless apps offline.

Vercel

Series B in 2020
Vercel develops a cloud platform for on-demand deployment of frontend applications. It offers automated deployment solutions from GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab pull/merge requests. Vercel also provides services for developing, previewing, and shipping Jamstack sites.

Airtable

Series D in 2020
Airtable is a cloud-based software company that provides a no-code platform for creating and sharing relational databases and custom applications. The platform enables users to organize data, automate workflows, and build flexible templates for tasks such as project tracking, inventory management, and CRM, without coding. It supports collaboration across teams and can incorporate artificial intelligence features to streamline processes. Airtable serves organizations across various industries enabling teams to tailor software tools to their workflows without traditional development resources.

Fauna

Series A in 2020
Fauna, Inc. is a cloud-based platform that specializes in providing a NoSQL database solution designed for modern serverless applications. The company's flagship product, FaunaDB, features a distributed transactional query engine, a web-native GraphQL API, and a serverless query language (FQL), enabling developers to create applications with custom business logic efficiently. FaunaDB supports various data models, including relational, document, and graph data, and offers capabilities such as access control, data isolation, encryption security, and consistent performance metrics. The platform is designed for frictionless integration with various JavaScript frameworks and programming languages, making it adaptable for diverse development environments. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Fauna is a fully remote organization driven by a leadership team with extensive experience in the tech industry, and it serves a variety of customers, including notable innovators like Nextdoor and NVIDIA.

Postman

Series C in 2020
Postman is a software company that provides an API development and testing platform used by millions of developers and thousands of companies worldwide. The platform enables developers to build, test, and debug APIs by sending HTTP, REST, GraphQL, and SOAP requests, organizing requests into collections, and collaborating across teams with shared workspaces and built-in version control. It supports automated testing and integration with CI/CD pipelines, simulates API endpoints to communicate expected behavior, and generates machine-readable documentation. The platform also simplifies onboarding and collaboration among developers, testers, and product managers, helping teams design, build, and publish robust APIs. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco with a presence in Bengaluru, the company focuses on API-first development and streamlining the API lifecycle.

Vercel

Series A in 2020
Vercel develops a cloud platform for on-demand deployment of frontend applications. It offers automated deployment solutions from GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab pull/merge requests. Vercel also provides services for developing, previewing, and shipping Jamstack sites.

InCountry

Series A in 2019
InCountry, Inc. is a data residency storage solutions provider that focuses on ensuring global data compliance for international businesses. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company operates in 65 countries, offering a data residency-as-a-service platform that securely stores and processes profile data within its country of origin. InCountry's offerings include a REST API and SDK for executing data logic through micro containers and serverless functions, as well as InCountry Border, which helps keep personal information within national borders. Additionally, the company provides Single-Tenant solutions that offer dedicated hosting, ensuring isolation from other network traffic. InCountry serves a diverse range of sectors, including finance, healthcare, and payments, facilitating easy integration for multinationals to comply with local regulations and manage citizens' data effectively.

Patreon

Series D in 2019
Patreon operates a platform that connects content creators and artists with their patrons. It enables creators to fund their work through recurring payments from patrons, who gain access to exclusive content and benefits in return.

Postman

Series B in 2019
Postman is a software company that provides an API development and testing platform used by millions of developers and thousands of companies worldwide. The platform enables developers to build, test, and debug APIs by sending HTTP, REST, GraphQL, and SOAP requests, organizing requests into collections, and collaborating across teams with shared workspaces and built-in version control. It supports automated testing and integration with CI/CD pipelines, simulates API endpoints to communicate expected behavior, and generates machine-readable documentation. The platform also simplifies onboarding and collaboration among developers, testers, and product managers, helping teams design, build, and publish robust APIs. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco with a presence in Bengaluru, the company focuses on API-first development and streamlining the API lifecycle.

SignalFx

Series E in 2019
SignalFx, Inc. is a provider of cloud monitoring solutions designed to detect and analyze anomalies across infrastructure, applications, and business service level agreements (SLAs). Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in London and Krakow, the company offers a modern monitoring platform that streams real-time analytics, allowing for immediate insights into issues as they arise. Utilizing its proprietary SignalFlow technology, SignalFx processes and analyzes data in real time, enabling organizations to replace traditional monitoring tools with its scalable architecture optimized for cloud environments and microservices. The platform includes advanced features such as proactive alerting, powerful visualization, and collaborative troubleshooting, empowering DevOps teams to quickly identify and resolve problems. SignalFx serves a diverse range of clients in various sectors, including technology, finance, and retail, and operates as a subsidiary of Splunk Inc. since October 2019.

InCountry

Seed Round in 2019
InCountry, Inc. is a data residency storage solutions provider that focuses on ensuring global data compliance for international businesses. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company operates in 65 countries, offering a data residency-as-a-service platform that securely stores and processes profile data within its country of origin. InCountry's offerings include a REST API and SDK for executing data logic through micro containers and serverless functions, as well as InCountry Border, which helps keep personal information within national borders. Additionally, the company provides Single-Tenant solutions that offer dedicated hosting, ensuring isolation from other network traffic. InCountry serves a diverse range of sectors, including finance, healthcare, and payments, facilitating easy integration for multinationals to comply with local regulations and manage citizens' data effectively.

Airtable

Series C in 2018
Airtable is a cloud-based software company that provides a no-code platform for creating and sharing relational databases and custom applications. The platform enables users to organize data, automate workflows, and build flexible templates for tasks such as project tracking, inventory management, and CRM, without coding. It supports collaboration across teams and can incorporate artificial intelligence features to streamline processes. Airtable serves organizations across various industries enabling teams to tailor software tools to their workflows without traditional development resources.

mabl

Series B in 2018
Founded in 2017, mabl provides an intelligent test automation platform that integrates seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines. It enables software teams to create reliable, auto-healing tests, enhancing application quality and speeding up delivery.

SignalFx

Series D in 2018
SignalFx, Inc. is a provider of cloud monitoring solutions designed to detect and analyze anomalies across infrastructure, applications, and business service level agreements (SLAs). Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in London and Krakow, the company offers a modern monitoring platform that streams real-time analytics, allowing for immediate insights into issues as they arise. Utilizing its proprietary SignalFlow technology, SignalFx processes and analyzes data in real time, enabling organizations to replace traditional monitoring tools with its scalable architecture optimized for cloud environments and microservices. The platform includes advanced features such as proactive alerting, powerful visualization, and collaborative troubleshooting, empowering DevOps teams to quickly identify and resolve problems. SignalFx serves a diverse range of clients in various sectors, including technology, finance, and retail, and operates as a subsidiary of Splunk Inc. since October 2019.

Airtable

Series B in 2018
Airtable is a cloud-based software company that provides a no-code platform for creating and sharing relational databases and custom applications. The platform enables users to organize data, automate workflows, and build flexible templates for tasks such as project tracking, inventory management, and CRM, without coding. It supports collaboration across teams and can incorporate artificial intelligence features to streamline processes. Airtable serves organizations across various industries enabling teams to tailor software tools to their workflows without traditional development resources.

mabl

Series A in 2018
Founded in 2017, mabl provides an intelligent test automation platform that integrates seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines. It enables software teams to create reliable, auto-healing tests, enhancing application quality and speeding up delivery.

Usermind

Series C in 2018
Usermind, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in creating a unified orchestration platform aimed at enhancing business operations and customer experiences. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Usermind addresses the challenges posed by siloed enterprise systems and fragmented customer data. Its platform integrates various SaaS applications and on-premise systems, facilitating entity mapping and the automation of complex customer journeys. By providing a customer data platform alongside a customer journey orchestration engine and analytics capabilities, Usermind enables organizations to deliver data-driven, omnichannel engagement throughout the customer lifecycle. This comprehensive approach empowers businesses to increase revenue, enhance customer engagement, and optimize costs.

Qubole

Series D in 2017
Qubole, Inc. is a cloud-based data platform that specializes in analyzing and processing large data sets for businesses. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Bengaluru, New York, Singapore, London, and San Francisco, Qubole offers a comprehensive platform for analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning applications. Its Qubole Data Service enables users to provision, manage, and scale big data analytics workloads across various cloud infrastructures, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. The platform supports a wide range of data processing tasks, including ETL, ad hoc queries, and data science projects, while providing tools for users to access, configure, and monitor big data clusters. Qubole’s architecture facilitates the use of multiple programming languages and integrates with third-party business intelligence tools. The company serves data scientists, data engineers, and analysts, helping them to efficiently develop queries and manage data workflows. Qubole has also established a strategic partnership with Ascend.io to enhance its offerings.

SignalFx

Series C in 2017
SignalFx, Inc. is a provider of cloud monitoring solutions designed to detect and analyze anomalies across infrastructure, applications, and business service level agreements (SLAs). Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in London and Krakow, the company offers a modern monitoring platform that streams real-time analytics, allowing for immediate insights into issues as they arise. Utilizing its proprietary SignalFlow technology, SignalFx processes and analyzes data in real time, enabling organizations to replace traditional monitoring tools with its scalable architecture optimized for cloud environments and microservices. The platform includes advanced features such as proactive alerting, powerful visualization, and collaborative troubleshooting, empowering DevOps teams to quickly identify and resolve problems. SignalFx serves a diverse range of clients in various sectors, including technology, finance, and retail, and operates as a subsidiary of Splunk Inc. since October 2019.

Patreon

Series C in 2017
Patreon operates a platform that connects content creators and artists with their patrons. It enables creators to fund their work through recurring payments from patrons, who gain access to exclusive content and benefits in return.

Fauna

Series A in 2017
Fauna, Inc. is a cloud-based platform that specializes in providing a NoSQL database solution designed for modern serverless applications. The company's flagship product, FaunaDB, features a distributed transactional query engine, a web-native GraphQL API, and a serverless query language (FQL), enabling developers to create applications with custom business logic efficiently. FaunaDB supports various data models, including relational, document, and graph data, and offers capabilities such as access control, data isolation, encryption security, and consistent performance metrics. The platform is designed for frictionless integration with various JavaScript frameworks and programming languages, making it adaptable for diverse development environments. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Fauna is a fully remote organization driven by a leadership team with extensive experience in the tech industry, and it serves a variety of customers, including notable innovators like Nextdoor and NVIDIA.

Fauna

Seed Round in 2016
Fauna, Inc. is a cloud-based platform that specializes in providing a NoSQL database solution designed for modern serverless applications. The company's flagship product, FaunaDB, features a distributed transactional query engine, a web-native GraphQL API, and a serverless query language (FQL), enabling developers to create applications with custom business logic efficiently. FaunaDB supports various data models, including relational, document, and graph data, and offers capabilities such as access control, data isolation, encryption security, and consistent performance metrics. The platform is designed for frictionless integration with various JavaScript frameworks and programming languages, making it adaptable for diverse development environments. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Fauna is a fully remote organization driven by a leadership team with extensive experience in the tech industry, and it serves a variety of customers, including notable innovators like Nextdoor and NVIDIA.

PullString

Series D in 2016
PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in creating interactive applications for computer conversation with characters. Founded in 2011 and originally known as ToyTalk, the company offers the PullString Platform, which combines design and artificial intelligence to enable the development of conversation-based narratives across various media. This platform supports a wide range of applications, including voice and text interactions on major conversational platforms such as Facebook Messenger and Amazon Alexa. PullString's technology is utilized in diverse sectors, including entertainment, customer service, and gaming, allowing companies to create engaging conversational experiences. Notable projects include interactive characters like Hello Barbie and experiences related to popular franchises such as Call of Duty. The company focuses on empowering users to design, prototype, and publish engaging voice applications effectively.

Usermind

Series B in 2016
Usermind, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in creating a unified orchestration platform aimed at enhancing business operations and customer experiences. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Usermind addresses the challenges posed by siloed enterprise systems and fragmented customer data. Its platform integrates various SaaS applications and on-premise systems, facilitating entity mapping and the automation of complex customer journeys. By providing a customer data platform alongside a customer journey orchestration engine and analytics capabilities, Usermind enables organizations to deliver data-driven, omnichannel engagement throughout the customer lifecycle. This comprehensive approach empowers businesses to increase revenue, enhance customer engagement, and optimize costs.

Qubole

Series C in 2016
Qubole, Inc. is a cloud-based data platform that specializes in analyzing and processing large data sets for businesses. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Bengaluru, New York, Singapore, London, and San Francisco, Qubole offers a comprehensive platform for analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning applications. Its Qubole Data Service enables users to provision, manage, and scale big data analytics workloads across various cloud infrastructures, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. The platform supports a wide range of data processing tasks, including ETL, ad hoc queries, and data science projects, while providing tools for users to access, configure, and monitor big data clusters. Qubole’s architecture facilitates the use of multiple programming languages and integrates with third-party business intelligence tools. The company serves data scientists, data engineers, and analysts, helping them to efficiently develop queries and manage data workflows. Qubole has also established a strategic partnership with Ascend.io to enhance its offerings.

Patreon

Series B in 2016
Patreon operates a platform that connects content creators and artists with their patrons. It enables creators to fund their work through recurring payments from patrons, who gain access to exclusive content and benefits in return.

Airtable

Series A in 2015
Airtable is a cloud-based software company that provides a no-code platform for creating and sharing relational databases and custom applications. The platform enables users to organize data, automate workflows, and build flexible templates for tasks such as project tracking, inventory management, and CRM, without coding. It supports collaboration across teams and can incorporate artificial intelligence features to streamline processes. Airtable serves organizations across various industries enabling teams to tailor software tools to their workflows without traditional development resources.

SignalFx

Series B in 2015
SignalFx, Inc. is a provider of cloud monitoring solutions designed to detect and analyze anomalies across infrastructure, applications, and business service level agreements (SLAs). Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in London and Krakow, the company offers a modern monitoring platform that streams real-time analytics, allowing for immediate insights into issues as they arise. Utilizing its proprietary SignalFlow technology, SignalFx processes and analyzes data in real time, enabling organizations to replace traditional monitoring tools with its scalable architecture optimized for cloud environments and microservices. The platform includes advanced features such as proactive alerting, powerful visualization, and collaborative troubleshooting, empowering DevOps teams to quickly identify and resolve problems. SignalFx serves a diverse range of clients in various sectors, including technology, finance, and retail, and operates as a subsidiary of Splunk Inc. since October 2019.

Qubole

Series B in 2014
Qubole, Inc. is a cloud-based data platform that specializes in analyzing and processing large data sets for businesses. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Bengaluru, New York, Singapore, London, and San Francisco, Qubole offers a comprehensive platform for analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning applications. Its Qubole Data Service enables users to provision, manage, and scale big data analytics workloads across various cloud infrastructures, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. The platform supports a wide range of data processing tasks, including ETL, ad hoc queries, and data science projects, while providing tools for users to access, configure, and monitor big data clusters. Qubole’s architecture facilitates the use of multiple programming languages and integrates with third-party business intelligence tools. The company serves data scientists, data engineers, and analysts, helping them to efficiently develop queries and manage data workflows. Qubole has also established a strategic partnership with Ascend.io to enhance its offerings.

PullString

Series C in 2014
PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in creating interactive applications for computer conversation with characters. Founded in 2011 and originally known as ToyTalk, the company offers the PullString Platform, which combines design and artificial intelligence to enable the development of conversation-based narratives across various media. This platform supports a wide range of applications, including voice and text interactions on major conversational platforms such as Facebook Messenger and Amazon Alexa. PullString's technology is utilized in diverse sectors, including entertainment, customer service, and gaming, allowing companies to create engaging conversational experiences. Notable projects include interactive characters like Hello Barbie and experiences related to popular franchises such as Call of Duty. The company focuses on empowering users to design, prototype, and publish engaging voice applications effectively.

Cratejoy

Series A in 2014
Founded in 2014, Cratejoy is an online platform that empowers users to establish and manage their own subscription-based businesses. Its comprehensive solution enables users to handle subscriber management, billing cycles, shipping, inventory, and branding all within a single, user-friendly interface.

Usermind

Series A in 2013
Usermind, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in creating a unified orchestration platform aimed at enhancing business operations and customer experiences. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Usermind addresses the challenges posed by siloed enterprise systems and fragmented customer data. Its platform integrates various SaaS applications and on-premise systems, facilitating entity mapping and the automation of complex customer journeys. By providing a customer data platform alongside a customer journey orchestration engine and analytics capabilities, Usermind enables organizations to deliver data-driven, omnichannel engagement throughout the customer lifecycle. This comprehensive approach empowers businesses to increase revenue, enhance customer engagement, and optimize costs.

Patreon

Seed Round in 2013
Patreon operates a platform that connects content creators and artists with their patrons. It enables creators to fund their work through recurring payments from patrons, who gain access to exclusive content and benefits in return.

Affirmed Networks

Series C in 2013
Affirmed Networks, Inc. is a provider of mobile content cloud solutions, specializing in virtualization and integrated network services for telecommunications. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products designed to enhance mobile network capabilities, including the Affirmed Service Automation Platform, which helps mobile operators expedite service launches while lowering operational costs. Its cloud-native solutions, such as the Affirmed UnityCloud 5G core, support the deployment of advanced networks and Internet of Things (IoT) services. Affirmed Networks also focuses on network slicing and virtualized Evolved Packet Core solutions, enabling communication service providers to efficiently scale their networks to meet growing demands while minimizing capital and operational expenditures.

Qubole

Series A in 2013
Qubole, Inc. is a cloud-based data platform that specializes in analyzing and processing large data sets for businesses. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Bengaluru, New York, Singapore, London, and San Francisco, Qubole offers a comprehensive platform for analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning applications. Its Qubole Data Service enables users to provision, manage, and scale big data analytics workloads across various cloud infrastructures, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. The platform supports a wide range of data processing tasks, including ETL, ad hoc queries, and data science projects, while providing tools for users to access, configure, and monitor big data clusters. Qubole’s architecture facilitates the use of multiple programming languages and integrates with third-party business intelligence tools. The company serves data scientists, data engineers, and analysts, helping them to efficiently develop queries and manage data workflows. Qubole has also established a strategic partnership with Ascend.io to enhance its offerings.

Affirmed Networks

Series B in 2012
Affirmed Networks, Inc. is a provider of mobile content cloud solutions, specializing in virtualization and integrated network services for telecommunications. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products designed to enhance mobile network capabilities, including the Affirmed Service Automation Platform, which helps mobile operators expedite service launches while lowering operational costs. Its cloud-native solutions, such as the Affirmed UnityCloud 5G core, support the deployment of advanced networks and Internet of Things (IoT) services. Affirmed Networks also focuses on network slicing and virtualized Evolved Packet Core solutions, enabling communication service providers to efficiently scale their networks to meet growing demands while minimizing capital and operational expenditures.

PullString

Series B in 2012
PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in creating interactive applications for computer conversation with characters. Founded in 2011 and originally known as ToyTalk, the company offers the PullString Platform, which combines design and artificial intelligence to enable the development of conversation-based narratives across various media. This platform supports a wide range of applications, including voice and text interactions on major conversational platforms such as Facebook Messenger and Amazon Alexa. PullString's technology is utilized in diverse sectors, including entertainment, customer service, and gaming, allowing companies to create engaging conversational experiences. Notable projects include interactive characters like Hello Barbie and experiences related to popular franchises such as Call of Duty. The company focuses on empowering users to design, prototype, and publish engaging voice applications effectively.

GupShup

Series E in 2011
GupShup is a messaging platform that enables users and brands to communicate privately and publicly at scale, handling billions of messages monthly and totaling hundreds of billions of messages delivered since its founding. The company provides a cloud messaging base that helps brands and businesses interact with customers using mobile devices and supports developers with tools to build, test, deploy, monitor, and track bots and other smart messaging services. It introduced smart messaging through Teamchat in 2014, and its platform aims to optimize customer engagement and convert conversations into lasting relationships across channels.

CloudShare

Venture Round in 2011
CloudShare Ltd. is a cloud computing company that provides a platform for developing, testing, and managing IT applications and systems. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a range of solutions tailored for various users, including enterprises, developers, and IT professionals. Its primary offerings include CloudShare Enterprise for large teams and organizations, CloudShare Labs for developers and consultants, and CloudShare ProPlus for individuals seeking on-demand access to templates and multi-machine environments. The platform supports virtual training, demos, proof-of-concept evaluations, and sales enablement, allowing users to build, copy, and share IT environments efficiently. CloudShare's solutions facilitate collaboration and productivity among technology vendors and enterprises, leveraging partnerships with industry leaders such as IBM and VMware.

Altius Education

Series B in 2010
Altius Education is a company dedicated to enhancing the educational experience for students through innovative online learning solutions. It operates Ivy Bridge College in partnership with Tiffin University, which serves as a transfer college that facilitates a seamless path for students to earn their associate degrees online before transferring to four-year institutions to complete their bachelor's degrees. Altius offers a cloud-based, competency-based learning platform that supports enrollment management and student retention, and it provides mentoring and support services to enhance student success. The company collaborates with over 120 academic institutions to create effective educational pathways and improve outcomes for 21st-century learners. Headquartered in San Francisco, Altius Education is focused on driving advancements in virtual learning systems and student services.

AppMakr

Seed Round in 2010
AppMakr is a leading online platform that enables individuals and businesses to create mobile applications without needing programming skills. It caters primarily to non-developers, allowing them to build native apps for iPhone and Android devices at no cost. Since its inception, AppMakr has facilitated the creation of over 1% of all mobile apps across various operating systems, including iOS and Android. The platform has garnered recognition from major media outlets such as USA Today, The Washington Post, and TechCrunch. As a division of Socialize, Inc., every app built through AppMakr integrates the Socialize drop-in social platform, enhancing user engagement. In 2013, AppMakr was acquired by ShareThis, further expanding its reach and capabilities in the mobile application development space.

Affirmed Networks

Series A in 2010
Affirmed Networks, Inc. is a provider of mobile content cloud solutions, specializing in virtualization and integrated network services for telecommunications. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products designed to enhance mobile network capabilities, including the Affirmed Service Automation Platform, which helps mobile operators expedite service launches while lowering operational costs. Its cloud-native solutions, such as the Affirmed UnityCloud 5G core, support the deployment of advanced networks and Internet of Things (IoT) services. Affirmed Networks also focuses on network slicing and virtualized Evolved Packet Core solutions, enabling communication service providers to efficiently scale their networks to meet growing demands while minimizing capital and operational expenditures.

GupShup

Series D in 2010
GupShup is a messaging platform that enables users and brands to communicate privately and publicly at scale, handling billions of messages monthly and totaling hundreds of billions of messages delivered since its founding. The company provides a cloud messaging base that helps brands and businesses interact with customers using mobile devices and supports developers with tools to build, test, deploy, monitor, and track bots and other smart messaging services. It introduced smart messaging through Teamchat in 2014, and its platform aims to optimize customer engagement and convert conversations into lasting relationships across channels.

CloudShare

Series B in 2009
CloudShare Ltd. is a cloud computing company that provides a platform for developing, testing, and managing IT applications and systems. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a range of solutions tailored for various users, including enterprises, developers, and IT professionals. Its primary offerings include CloudShare Enterprise for large teams and organizations, CloudShare Labs for developers and consultants, and CloudShare ProPlus for individuals seeking on-demand access to templates and multi-machine environments. The platform supports virtual training, demos, proof-of-concept evaluations, and sales enablement, allowing users to build, copy, and share IT environments efficiently. CloudShare's solutions facilitate collaboration and productivity among technology vendors and enterprises, leveraging partnerships with industry leaders such as IBM and VMware.

GupShup

Series C in 2008
GupShup is a messaging platform that enables users and brands to communicate privately and publicly at scale, handling billions of messages monthly and totaling hundreds of billions of messages delivered since its founding. The company provides a cloud messaging base that helps brands and businesses interact with customers using mobile devices and supports developers with tools to build, test, deploy, monitor, and track bots and other smart messaging services. It introduced smart messaging through Teamchat in 2014, and its platform aims to optimize customer engagement and convert conversations into lasting relationships across channels.

Hyperspell

Hyperspell provides a data platform that enables developers to build AI‑enabled applications quickly. The platform offers an end‑to‑end data pipeline that retrieves structured data from multiple services through a single API call, supports retrieval‑augmented generation, document search, and help‑desk functionality, allowing clients to create data‑powered AI applications in a short time.
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